Tapping Student Effort: Increasing Student Achievement

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Tapping Student Effort Increasing Student
Achievement

• European Council of International Schools
• Annual Conference
• November 24, 2007

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Stephen G. Barkley Executive Vice
President Performance Learning Systems 6227
Lower Mountain Road New Hope, PA 888.424.9700 sbar
kley_at_plsweb.com www.plsweb.com
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STUDENT CHANGES
1 WHAT ARE THE CHANGES IN STUDENT
BEHAVIOR, PERFORMANCE, CHOICES, EFFORT, ETC.
THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE PRECURSORS TO THE
IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT LEARNING THAT WE
SEEK?
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What is your view of ABILITY?

• Fixed or Growth
• The growth mindset is based on the belief that
  your basic qualities are things you can cultivate
  through your efforts. Although people may differ
  in every which way--- in their initial talents
  and aptitudes, interest or temperaments---
  everyone can change and grow through application
  and experience.
• MindsetThe New Psychology of Success
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  Carol Dweck
• 
  2006

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A TIME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL

• ABILITY
• EFFORT
• DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
• LUCK

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Providing Pictures of Success

• Future Plans
• Updraft/Downdraft (pg 54)
• Goal Setting (pg 23)

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Teaching Effort

• Time
• Persistence---Practice
• Patience
• Repetition of Success

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Getting Started
Cost
Payoff
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Manageable Task

• Differentiation (pg 65)
• Learning styles (pg 74)
• Assessment for Learning-- Feedforward
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  (pg97)

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Live Event Learning
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• intended
• -incidental

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Process Skills -briefed -debriefed
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